how to command line ftp a file

Question

I want to ftp a file to another server

@biz it could be downvoted because the question is incomplete, or because it's to broad or not a real question.

İsmail 'cartman' Dönmez · Answer 1 · 2010-12-28 21:34:57Z

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ftp ftp.someftp.com
cd /pub/somewhere
binary # if you are uploading non-TXT files
passive on
put filetobeuploaded.zip

Something along those lines should be enough. passive on is needed on some servers. You might not need it.

answered Dec 28 '10 at 21:34

	put filetobeuploaded.zip into ftp ftp.someftp.com – biz Dec 28 '10 at 21:35
	Don't forget `binary`. IIRC ftp uses ASCII mode by default, and that could really mess up things like zip files. – cHao Dec 28 '10 at 21:37
	You are right :) Hear that @biz? :) – İsmail 'cartman' Dönmez Dec 28 '10 at 21:38

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Brian · Answer 2 · 2010-12-28 22:43:47Z

if it is static, put the commands in a txt file like commands.txt, then call

ftp -s:commands.txt

Keeps it nice and clear, and you can just modify the txt file when needed.

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